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09-09-2021, 10:21 AM
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By Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN
Updated 0735 GMT (1535 HKT) September 8, 2021
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Baekgu's owner, a 90-year-old woman with dementia living in South Korea's Hongseong county, went missing on August 25
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Finally, 40 hours later, she was found in the middle of a rice field, about two kilometers (about 1.3 miles) away from her home.
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She might not have made it if not for faithful Baekgu
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Throughout the entire ordeal, as the weather got worse and the night grew cold, Baekgu stayed by her side -- keeping her body temperature up, even as she began experiencing symptoms of hypothermia.
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The search team sent out a thermal drone, which detected the little dog's thermal signature in the rice field.
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/08/asia/...index.html
